Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2814 | 2534 | 2275 | 2147 | 1838 | 1446 | 1314 | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 663 | 537 | 494 | 215 | 228 | 179 | 228 | 165 | 156 | 116 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.89m | 7:30PM1.78m | 8:02AM1.89m | 8:27PM1.75m | 9:02AM1.89m | 9:28PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:49AM0.21m | 2:27PM0.26m | 2:47AM0.22m | 3:27PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2814 | 2534 | 2275 | 2147 | 1838 | 1446 | 1314 | 1155 | 1016 | 888 | 759 | 643 | 663 | 537 | 494 | 215 | 228 | 179 | 228 | 45 | 60 | 69 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 79 | 88 | 85 | 24 | 165 | 156 | 116 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | 37 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 48 | 59 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | — | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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